Thanks Chris
@Bods : a ‘fountain of knowledge?’ But sadly this particular game I am not familiar with however I have seen one or similar on a couple of occasions. If I recall maybe a trade show or showroom early 80s or perhaps a seaside arcade then also ??
It looks in nice order on playfield. Good rubbers?
I assume it vends a ball gum or gobstopper on insert of coin and to encourage spend it gives a brief pinball game where the object is to try and perhaps light all 6 red/green lamps by hitting the standing contact targets with flipper shots …. Maybe hitting all 6 (before losing the ball,?) extends play time to a bonus reset game but no further vends per coin?
The picture below is one of 2 I still have from the mid 1970s and slightly earlier? A ball gum vend with a gun firing ball bearing which run back. down the slop to auto reload. It’s just mechanical with a mains bulb to illuminate the rear of the game. Insert coin via a triplex footy table style coin slide… this resets the targets in the windows and loads the gun with several shots ability tho they only hold 4 ball bearings….if you shoot too rapidly it wastes shots if the balls don’t return to the gun so slow patient aim is best? The ball gum vends at reset down to the similar flap .it stand on standard pinball style legs .
The gun can be fired and hit targets which when hit advance the score and shooters skill level from ‘corpse’ to ‘marksman’ or levels between ? It’s made by a company called JOHNSTON PRODUCTS and we had 4 from new so also have an odd flyer somewhere too ! Don’t know if they also made the pinball vend game ?
The gun is patented T.A.Tratch and modelled on the older 60s ‘pussy shooter’ cat on a wall skill shoot game .. our other is a Wild West saloon cab while this one also has a saloon target but somehow got into the big top circus style cab? … the gobstoppers vend via a rotary disc similar to the ‘Beaver’ sweet vending units seen outside newsagent/sweet shops many years ago but still a popular side business in resort towns today .
Just for info the bandit to one side of the picture is also electro mechanical 1971 taverners ‘millionaire’ 1p play 10p win with random hold and 27 ways to win with jackpot symbols any position in the window plus the usual cherry and orange fruit wins.
It takes 1p 5p or 10p credits and if you win the whole win bank and any remaining credits pay out in pennies ( often seen in pubs back in early 70s I acquired this my first ever bandit in 1974) the game starts by tilting a dickiebow shape lever up or down on the front of the cab .. still works ok too!
That’s best info I can give on this occasion!
Though your buried is even next level to mine 